Belgium vs Chile: Wild fish catch from bottom trawling

Belgium
4,731 tonnes
in 2018
Chile
4,507 tonnes
in 2018
Belgium rank
79th
Chile rank
80th

Wild fish catch from bottom trawling over time

  • Belgium
  • Chile
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 4,731 tonnes against 4,507 tonnes in Chile, a difference of 224 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 79th and Chile ranks 80th of 111 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Chile in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Chile Difference Ahead
1950s 17,595 tonnes 8,251 tonnes 9,344 tonnes Belgium
1960s 19,767 tonnes 184,086 tonnes 164,319 tonnes Chile
1970s 14,752 tonnes 105,470 tonnes 90,719 tonnes Chile
1980s 9,195 tonnes 47,350 tonnes 38,155 tonnes Chile
1990s 7,914 tonnes 89,347 tonnes 81,432 tonnes Chile
2000s 7,300 tonnes 41,836 tonnes 34,536 tonnes Chile
2010s 8,888 tonnes 24,141 tonnes 15,253 tonnes Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wild fish catch from bottom trawling, Belgium or Chile?
Belgium, at 4,731 tonnes against 4,507 tonnes in Chile as of 2018.
What is the difference in wild fish catch from bottom trawling between Belgium and Chile?
224 tonnes, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Chile?
69 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
How do Belgium and Chile rank globally for wild fish catch from bottom trawling?
Belgium ranks 79th and Chile ranks 80th of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Sea Around Us (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Wild fish catch from bottom trawling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Wild fish catch from bottom trawling
Unit
tonnes
Source
Sea Around Us (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 6,156 data points, 1950–2018
Last refreshed

Bottom trawling is a fishing method in which a large, heavy net is dragged along the seafloor to catch fish and other marine life.